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well be in afghanistan until 2020. and again, three years ago, i was saying we didn't need to triple the number of troops. people said we would be out by 2012, 2014. i said 2014 means 2020. i suspect 2020 now may mean 2025. and it is very troubling. i think it is a big mistake. but chris, bottom line is, a lot of republicans aren't happy regardless of what the president does, just like democrats aren't happy regardless of what the republican commandeer chief does. the world keeps turning, as my grand mom used to say. >> i don't want it think about what neocons happy because that means moving the united states military the middle east and be at war with any of the countries at any given moment. >> that's why they are happy. they freeze republicans from speaking out, the way i'm speaking out tonight. the way george will has been speaking out. there are republicans that say to me privately they agree with me, that we didn't need to triple the number of troops. but they followed john mccain who followed by lindsay graham w
well be in afghanistan until 2020. and again, three years ago, i was saying we didn't need to triple the number of troops. people said we would be out by 2012, 2014. i said 2014 means 2020. i suspect 2020 now may mean 2025. and it is very troubling. i think it is a big mistake. but chris, bottom line is, a lot of republicans aren't happy regardless of what the president does, just like democrats aren't happy regardless of what the republican commandeer chief does. the world keeps turning, as my...
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you control afghanistan. is the taliban -- >> after hearing now the situation -- >> we may be having a technical delay. now that the taliban is in control, will you control unilaterally without any elections? will you allow elections to happen in afghanistan? will you allow women to participate in politics? okay. it seems that we may have lost the connection there with shaheen. we were going to ask him about the future of women in afghanistan under taliban control. we'll see if we can at least get that connection. unfortunately we lost it. the english spokesperson for the taliban >>> joining me is a journalist who lived in afghanistan for years covers both that country as well as the region. she is also now an author, an acclaimed author. thank you so much for joining us. for journalists like yourself i want to get your initial reactions to everything you see. you watch the taliban take control in a span of two weeks. heard from a former afghan minister of parliament afraid for her life and heard from a talib
you control afghanistan. is the taliban -- >> after hearing now the situation -- >> we may be having a technical delay. now that the taliban is in control, will you control unilaterally without any elections? will you allow elections to happen in afghanistan? will you allow women to participate in politics? okay. it seems that we may have lost the connection there with shaheen. we were going to ask him about the future of women in afghanistan under taliban control. we'll see if we...
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ground in afghanistan until 2024, ten more years. we'll hear him talk about that when he speaks to the country about afghanistan to address the next decade and interrelations with that country. we start with atia on the ground with the president. how was he not only received, but how long is he expected to be in country and what else is on his agenda? >> reporter: hi there, dylan. well, we don't expect him to stay too long. we did expect him to meet with the afghan president and also meet with u.s. soldiers which we expect will happen after his trip here in kabul, possibly to another u.s. base where he will meet with the soldiers. what he did here in kabul which was important to both countries is he signed a strategic partnership agreement with his counterpart, president karzai of afghanistan, that so lit flidife u.s. relationship from 2012 to 2024. it means helping the afghan government build itself and build this country. what the u.s. wants to prove to the afghan people is they're not abandoning afghanistan, and they want to make
ground in afghanistan until 2024, ten more years. we'll hear him talk about that when he speaks to the country about afghanistan to address the next decade and interrelations with that country. we start with atia on the ground with the president. how was he not only received, but how long is he expected to be in country and what else is on his agenda? >> reporter: hi there, dylan. well, we don't expect him to stay too long. we did expect him to meet with the afghan president and also meet...
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the idea that there is a large number of troops in afghanistan or any number of troops in afghanistan frankly is something that the average person in the united states does not understand and does not think needs to keep happening. stan mcchrystal is coming on our show on monday, and his take will be interesting indeed. well timed. he has a new book out, but we want to talk to him about what's happening right now in afghanistan. you see a second term barack obama, much more confident, less intimated by the generals, feeling that he has a potential defense secretary who could stand up to the generals because he is a former enlisted man. you know chuck hagel well. this is a young man that enlisted for vietnam, was given the assignment of going to nato in germany, and said no, i want to go to vietnam, and here they're walking in, so we're going to hear from president obama and hamid karzai as they approach the press corps to make their statements. >> good afternoon, every. please take a seat. it is my pleasure to welcome president karzai back to the white house as well as his delegation.
the idea that there is a large number of troops in afghanistan or any number of troops in afghanistan frankly is something that the average person in the united states does not understand and does not think needs to keep happening. stan mcchrystal is coming on our show on monday, and his take will be interesting indeed. well timed. he has a new book out, but we want to talk to him about what's happening right now in afghanistan. you see a second term barack obama, much more confident, less...
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we'll have live updates on afghanistan with a former senior official to afghanistan, and retired colonel and military analyst jack jacobs.
we'll have live updates on afghanistan with a former senior official to afghanistan, and retired colonel and military analyst jack jacobs.
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the war in afghanistan? >> i think a lot of bush people think they're opinions are still ought after. i am not among them. my day was spent covering this current administration and what's so interesting to me about this white house is they're unapologetically committed to the decision to leave and there will be some painful days for the world. mostly for the afghan people. women and children. people who were shoulder to shoulder with the men and women of the american military for two decades. our thoughts and hearts should be on them. but this white house is unapologetic about ending this war, not spending more money and not fighting for a country that in their view, doesn't seem to be fighting for itself. >> politico has new reaction from republicans. writing quote, kevin mccarthy exploded in anger over president biden's u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan during a private briefing on sunday calling it end quote, embarrassment that will reverberate for decades. what line of attack do you expect from republican
the war in afghanistan? >> i think a lot of bush people think they're opinions are still ought after. i am not among them. my day was spent covering this current administration and what's so interesting to me about this white house is they're unapologetically committed to the decision to leave and there will be some painful days for the world. mostly for the afghan people. women and children. people who were shoulder to shoulder with the men and women of the american military for two...
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an american soldier in afghanistan. also with us, kevin barron, the executive editor of defense one. we appreciate you being with us. we have lots and lots of good questions including some very good smart basic questions what is going on. let's begin with a question from hypo crazy 104 on twitter. they write simply, why did we go into afghanistan in the first place? kevin, could we start with you? just give us the quick 101. remind us how we got to this. >> that's a real eye opening first question. that's where our real starting point is with the american conversation. we got into afghanistan because that's where the terrorists of 9/11 trained and attacked us from. and the immediate response was sending u.s. special forces into afghanistan to basically link up with friendly forces there and go after the terrorists. specifically, al qaeda and osama bin laden who was believed to be hiding there. i'm guessing the cia has a much fuller answer than i do. >> i was going to come to you with the next part, how we are getting ou
an american soldier in afghanistan. also with us, kevin barron, the executive editor of defense one. we appreciate you being with us. we have lots and lots of good questions including some very good smart basic questions what is going on. let's begin with a question from hypo crazy 104 on twitter. they write simply, why did we go into afghanistan in the first place? kevin, could we start with you? just give us the quick 101. remind us how we got to this. >> that's a real eye opening first...
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most people had never heard of afghanistan, but that changed when afghanistan was invaded. that was suddenly on the cold war, to stop the spread of communism across asia. the cia secretly funded a group of islamic warriors to fight the red. they were called the knew mujahideen. one, charlie wilson, he made sure his afghan freedom fighters were equipped with stinger missiles. and had all the money they needed. >> i'm on the defense sub committee of the appropriations committee, and i was able to aokay, i'll vote for another 50 tanks, but i want my 50 million bucks for the majority. >> support for the mujahideen went all the way to the white house. ? and as the resistance continues the fight, wian other responsible governments will stand by them. >> gary shrhone helped run the operation, code named "operation cyclone." >> they were good fighters. they welcomed the u.s. and foreign presence. because we supplied them with various sophisticated weapons. >> but among then was osama bin laden. cia officials insist they never paid or backed the saudi exile directly, but bin laden f
most people had never heard of afghanistan, but that changed when afghanistan was invaded. that was suddenly on the cold war, to stop the spread of communism across asia. the cia secretly funded a group of islamic warriors to fight the red. they were called the knew mujahideen. one, charlie wilson, he made sure his afghan freedom fighters were equipped with stinger missiles. and had all the money they needed. >> i'm on the defense sub committee of the appropriations committee, and i was...
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you know we're well over year 15 in afghanistan. this is not something the president planning to do some sort of other project. he wants to do this part of the war. under u.s. military ethics can the u.s. government go in with the protection of u.s. soldiers and extract the wealth of another country. >> we can we've done it before. there is no reason why we can't do it again. but the real question is what difference does that make in terms of achieving war objectives? if at the end of the day what we really want to do is to have a central government in kabul that can actually control afghanistan, the taliban is not a factor anymore. the people in afghanistan can defend themselves, the afghan army is at top condition. if that's what we are looking to do, then none of of the things that he said are actually going to contribute to that. including even to the point of building a -- a big wall an impen trabl wall between afghanistan and pakistan on the other, the real problem is actually inside pakistan and it includes a corrupt governme
you know we're well over year 15 in afghanistan. this is not something the president planning to do some sort of other project. he wants to do this part of the war. under u.s. military ethics can the u.s. government go in with the protection of u.s. soldiers and extract the wealth of another country. >> we can we've done it before. there is no reason why we can't do it again. but the real question is what difference does that make in terms of achieving war objectives? if at the end of the...
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forces in afghanistan. general milley, that was a false statement by the president of the united states, was it not? >> i didn't even see the statement to tell you the truth. >> i'm reading you a truthful statement. that was a false statement? >> i'm not -- look -- >> i don't have a lot of time. was that a false statement? >> i'm not going to categorize the statement of a president of the united states. >> general mckenzie, was that a false statement? the president said none of his commanders said he should keep troops in afghanistan, was that a false statement by the president of the united states? remember, you do not have a duty to cover for the president. >> i've given you my judgment on it. >> i think we all know it was a false statement. that's number one. the president also said if there's an american citizen left behind in afghanistan, the military is going to stay until we get them out. general milley, did that statement turn out to be true or untrue by the president? >> i think that was the intent
forces in afghanistan. general milley, that was a false statement by the president of the united states, was it not? >> i didn't even see the statement to tell you the truth. >> i'm reading you a truthful statement. that was a false statement? >> i'm not -- look -- >> i don't have a lot of time. was that a false statement? >> i'm not going to categorize the statement of a president of the united states. >> general mckenzie, was that a false statement? the...
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he told us that mullah baradar returning to afghanistan is a big change for afghanistan. he said he is an esteemed leader and co-founder of the taliban. his return to afghanistan, quote, probably means the end of any talks between the taliban and afghan politicians in kabul. in other words, the implications there are that this is somebody who is recognized by everybody involved as the new guy in charge. and so anybody left over from the previous government is now, you know, not just out of a job but no longer in a position to speak on behalf of any government because with mullah baradar returning to afghanistan, everybody knows that he's going to be running the new government. at least that's the implication, that's what it looks like for now. don't quote me when things ultimately take some radically different course we didn't anticipate. it's not like we've never been surprised in afghanistan before from this vantage point. i will say, though, an awkward detail, i think, for us and for us in understanding what's going on there now is the fact that as mullah baradar retur
he told us that mullah baradar returning to afghanistan is a big change for afghanistan. he said he is an esteemed leader and co-founder of the taliban. his return to afghanistan, quote, probably means the end of any talks between the taliban and afghan politicians in kabul. in other words, the implications there are that this is somebody who is recognized by everybody involved as the new guy in charge. and so anybody left over from the previous government is now, you know, not just out of a...
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whether it is afghanistan or the united states. what's next? might we see another power try to lean in from the exterior? or will we see an evolution of the taliban as they move forward and fry to rule the country? >> i think it will be the latter. but, frankly, i don't like the hand of cards that the taliban have. if you stop and think about it. another absolute certainty in afghanistan over those centuries of empires cratering there -- going back, by the way, 2,500 years ago to alexander the great. i'm greek-american, so i have got to know that piece of the history as well. what tends to happen after the external force leaves is that the afghans tend to fall into fighting amongst themselves. so look for not a smooth ride for the taliban. already you can see the northern alliance, the embers of that up to the north is sorting to form. other external nations are circling. i think the big winner in all of this probably will end up being china, which will recognize taliban very quickly and i think wants to come in and exploit the mineral wealth o
whether it is afghanistan or the united states. what's next? might we see another power try to lean in from the exterior? or will we see an evolution of the taliban as they move forward and fry to rule the country? >> i think it will be the latter. but, frankly, i don't like the hand of cards that the taliban have. if you stop and think about it. another absolute certainty in afghanistan over those centuries of empires cratering there -- going back, by the way, 2,500 years ago to...
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and i believed in a better afghanistan. i believed that helping afghanistan, be better, modernize, get folks educated, get a media started, get the army started. get the police. that this would really, was an expression of who we were's americans, we made promises to our afghan partners. that we were with them, shoulder to shoulder. we believed in it. we risked ourselves together. i saw my afghan national army colleagues out with nearly any of the armor that we had on our vehicles, are on our bodies. and i remember having conversations after a very bad night, and saying, how did you guys do this. how did you all go out there and do the mission. and be taken aback at how brave and patriotic they were. and to know how much they were risking in sacrificing, even then. afghan troops and security forces, they sacrificed year after year. this june alone, more than 700 afghan military and security forces died. in defense, of their country. we >> forgive me for interrupting. to that point that leads to one of her audience questions
and i believed in a better afghanistan. i believed that helping afghanistan, be better, modernize, get folks educated, get a media started, get the army started. get the police. that this would really, was an expression of who we were's americans, we made promises to our afghan partners. that we were with them, shoulder to shoulder. we believed in it. we risked ourselves together. i saw my afghan national army colleagues out with nearly any of the armor that we had on our vehicles, are on our...
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i went to afghanistan in 2001 to rule out al qaeda, to root out plans from afghanistan. our objection was clear. our native allies rallied beside us. i supported that military about an overwhelming majority of members of congress. in 2008, weeks before we swore the oath of office, president obama and i, president obama asked me to travel to afghanistan and report back on the state of the war in afghanistan. i flew to afghanistan to the kunar valley, a rugged, mountainous region on the border of pakistan. what i saw on that trip reinforced my conviction, that only the afghans have the right and responsibility to leave their country, and that a more and endless american military force could not sustain a durable afghan government. i believe that our presence in afghanistan should be focused on the reason we went in the first place, to ensure afghanistan would not be used as a base from which to attack our homeland again. we did that. we accomplished that objective. i said we would follow osama bin laden to the gates of hell if need be. that's exactly what we did, and we go
i went to afghanistan in 2001 to rule out al qaeda, to root out plans from afghanistan. our objection was clear. our native allies rallied beside us. i supported that military about an overwhelming majority of members of congress. in 2008, weeks before we swore the oath of office, president obama and i, president obama asked me to travel to afghanistan and report back on the state of the war in afghanistan. i flew to afghanistan to the kunar valley, a rugged, mountainous region on the border of...
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troops from afghanistan. the question is, how will the administration handle this foreign policy crisis moving forward? >>> plus federal health officials are expected to recommend covid booster shots for most americans eight months after being vaccinated. the question is what about the folks who haven't received the first shot. >>> and we're following two major storms, fred made landfall in florida and grace is bringing rain and winds to the caribbean, including haiti, the question is how much is that storm complicating haiti's earthquake response? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, and welcome to "way too early." the show that remembers when august used to have slow news days i'm jonathan lemire on this tuesday, august 17th. we'll start with the news. we begin with the chaotic scenes coming out of kabul's international airport where tens of thousands of afghans surrounded planes in an desperate attempt to escape taliban control. richard engel has the latest from kabul. >> reporter: tens of thou
troops from afghanistan. the question is, how will the administration handle this foreign policy crisis moving forward? >>> plus federal health officials are expected to recommend covid booster shots for most americans eight months after being vaccinated. the question is what about the folks who haven't received the first shot. >>> and we're following two major storms, fred made landfall in florida and grace is bringing rain and winds to the caribbean, including haiti, the...
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but he apparently did say version of that about afghanistan not that long ago, we need to go into afghanistan and a lot the place, take their mineral we actually to cover our costs. that reporting from nbc news stuck out a couple weeks ago because it was bizarre and provocative. but i think that might have been what this line was about tonight. >> we are going to participate in economic development to help defray the cost of this war to us. >> that's my first question. was that the real policy shift announced today that we're going to start doing something in afghanistan economically to defray cost of our war there to make some money out of this thing? if that is what the president's announcing, that seems new and controversial to say the least. second question, how is our relationship with our friends, the pakistanis right now? is pakistan likely to get upset by the president insulting their civilization? >> it is time for pakistan to demonstrate its commitment to civilization, order, and to peace. >> pakistan is big, it's got 200 million people. it's also got more than 100 operational nucle
but he apparently did say version of that about afghanistan not that long ago, we need to go into afghanistan and a lot the place, take their mineral we actually to cover our costs. that reporting from nbc news stuck out a couple weeks ago because it was bizarre and provocative. but i think that might have been what this line was about tonight. >> we are going to participate in economic development to help defray the cost of this war to us. >> that's my first question. was that the...
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into afghanistan. and anybody who believes that all the troops are going to -- combat troops will be out in 2014 are naive. we have just recommitted through 2024. and it's what we worried about around this table. when the president was talking about tripling the number of troops three years ago, this is what we warned about. >> in fact, the president outlined a plan that was first outlined by now vice president joe biden. he outlined it last night. and vice president biden when he was running for the presidency three or four years ago, this was his plan for afghanistan. to scale down frontline troops who were there on a daily basis. go to special ops over an extended period of time. the danger in the president's speech last night, there was an understanding vagueness to it because you were dealing with a really unreliable ally in president karzai. and as richard pointed out, the corruption, the unease of the relationship between the united states and karzai's afghanistan, and the fact that what is the
into afghanistan. and anybody who believes that all the troops are going to -- combat troops will be out in 2014 are naive. we have just recommitted through 2024. and it's what we worried about around this table. when the president was talking about tripling the number of troops three years ago, this is what we warned about. >> in fact, the president outlined a plan that was first outlined by now vice president joe biden. he outlined it last night. and vice president biden when he was...
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the war in afghanistan was a 20-year endevour. we must learn itsless sons and allow those lessons to shape ou we think about foreign policy. we owe that to future diplomats, policy makers, military leaders, service members. we owe that to the american people. as we do, we will remain relentless si focussed on today and on the future. we'll make sure we're finding every opportunity to make good on our commitment to the afghan people, including by welcoming thousands of them into our communities as the american people have done many times before with generosity and grce throughout our history. we'll honor those who risk or sacrificed their lives part of this long mission right up until today. thank you for listening. >> america's 71st secretary of state anthony blinken marking the end of america's longest war. 20 years the united states spent in afghanistan fighting war that followed the 9/11 attacks on the united states. the longest war in our history comes to a close formally today. some 123,000 people have been evacuated from afg
the war in afghanistan was a 20-year endevour. we must learn itsless sons and allow those lessons to shape ou we think about foreign policy. we owe that to future diplomats, policy makers, military leaders, service members. we owe that to the american people. as we do, we will remain relentless si focussed on today and on the future. we'll make sure we're finding every opportunity to make good on our commitment to the afghan people, including by welcoming thousands of them into our communities...
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unable to go back to afghanistan. but many of them don't want to stay here in iran because that's such a difficult life for them as well, so they try to make it over to iran's western border with turkey, and then on to europe or anywhere else they can get to. right now, i can tell you that the iranian government has set up three temporary refugee camps in three separate cities along the border to accommodate afghans coming ip, but they can't come in on commercial flights anymore. those commercial flights are not running out of the airport in kabul. so they can't take those flights in tehran. so that's another exit point out of the country blocked off for afghans. so really, it is a really desperate situation as this stampede out of their country is unfolding in front of our very eyes. the president has gone, probably a relatively easy journey for him. but a much, much harder journey for the rest of the afghans left behind who don't want to live under the rule of the taliban. >> is it your understanding that the taliba
unable to go back to afghanistan. but many of them don't want to stay here in iran because that's such a difficult life for them as well, so they try to make it over to iran's western border with turkey, and then on to europe or anywhere else they can get to. right now, i can tell you that the iranian government has set up three temporary refugee camps in three separate cities along the border to accommodate afghans coming ip, but they can't come in on commercial flights anymore. those...
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our massive effort in afghanistan? the u.s. after, and expenditure in that country did definitely build some stuff. roads and roundabouts and schools and water projects. absolutely it. did part of the reason, even that scale of investment over 20 years, did not materially change more about what it's like to live in afghanistan, is because so much of what we put into afghanistan, was shoveled off and diverted by the boatload, by a fantastically corrupt elite. from the very beginning. this was ten years ago. this verge of me and richard looking at this neighborhood in kabul. but this was true from the very beginning. and it's still true to this day. you might have seen this weekend the taliban footage of them lounging around inside the home of an afghan government official. this is this weekend, you're a government official really. it reminds you of the footage of the golden toilet fixtures, in the private museums, in the incredibly techy ornate palace, they got to see you in the ukrainian dictator was ousted in 2014. and had to
our massive effort in afghanistan? the u.s. after, and expenditure in that country did definitely build some stuff. roads and roundabouts and schools and water projects. absolutely it. did part of the reason, even that scale of investment over 20 years, did not materially change more about what it's like to live in afghanistan, is because so much of what we put into afghanistan, was shoveled off and diverted by the boatload, by a fantastically corrupt elite. from the very beginning. this was...
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we witnessed it in afghanistan. more than once we went out to a place called camp moorehead and watched the iraqi chan dough ct the president mentioned getting trained up. and yet you stand back and wait for the results, and so many times it's been disappointing. so many times it's been one of those places where critics point to as a waste of money. >> i think if the president's strategy solely lies on training the afghan military, there's going to be a long-term problem there. i don't think anyone who served in iraq or afghanistan specifically those of us that were embedded think that training the afghan forces is a viable exit strategy. i was certainly happy to hear the president talk about diplomacy, talk about negotiation with the taliban. that's hard to do with a time line. but when we're embedded with the iraqis, for instance, there has to be unity of cause and purpose. there's challenges that we don't understand. to give you an example, only 10% of the afghan military is even litera literate. you're talking a
we witnessed it in afghanistan. more than once we went out to a place called camp moorehead and watched the iraqi chan dough ct the president mentioned getting trained up. and yet you stand back and wait for the results, and so many times it's been disappointing. so many times it's been one of those places where critics point to as a waste of money. >> i think if the president's strategy solely lies on training the afghan military, there's going to be a long-term problem there. i don't...
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troops alongside 41,000 nato troops in afghanistan. ten years later, when ambassador calisade signed the agreement on 29, february, 2020, the united states had 12,600 u.s. troops with 8,000 nato and 10,500 contractors. this has been a
troops alongside 41,000 nato troops in afghanistan. ten years later, when ambassador calisade signed the agreement on 29, february, 2020, the united states had 12,600 u.s. troops with 8,000 nato and 10,500 contractors. this has been a
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get out of afghanistan. the president has acknowledged that the situation is a painful situation, it's gut-wrenching and especially so for women, who don't know what they face in the future, but they should know that we are committed to continuing to assist them in every way possible. >> congressman seth moulton has some interpreters have access and wives are stranded cowering in his words in basements, former bureau chief reporting on a woman trapped in her home with three daughters. what should women do right now today? >> you know, the situation is difficult, but we're all working as i noted around the clock to provide direct assistance to people, our military is at the airport. we've gotten about 3,000 people out in the last two days, and we will continue to work to provide assistance to every single person who needs assistants, who we can gain access to. i know there will be stories such as the one that you are describing, we will make every effort to assist everyone. >> what is the future for the women
get out of afghanistan. the president has acknowledged that the situation is a painful situation, it's gut-wrenching and especially so for women, who don't know what they face in the future, but they should know that we are committed to continuing to assist them in every way possible. >> congressman seth moulton has some interpreters have access and wives are stranded cowering in his words in basements, former bureau chief reporting on a woman trapped in her home with three daughters....
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/afghanistan book is a difficult one. i voted to authorize the war in 2001 after the terrorist attack on september 11th. in the 20 years since, i have seen how this conflict has cost to lives of countless americans and afghans and our allied partners. this is a war that should have ended 19 years ago with a different outcome, but our hubris and our own desire to make afghanistan and our willingness to negotiate got in the way of that victory, and it is a hard truth, but only in examining the hard truths will we understand what went wrong with afghanistan. the task before us on this committee, and one that i am committed to making is going to explore the past 20 years, and we will be talking to individuals from the bush administration, from the obama administration, and from the trump administration as well as the biden administration. i now recognize mr. mccaul for his opening statements. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank the secretary also for agreeing to stay until every member has been heard. i believe every
/afghanistan book is a difficult one. i voted to authorize the war in 2001 after the terrorist attack on september 11th. in the 20 years since, i have seen how this conflict has cost to lives of countless americans and afghans and our allied partners. this is a war that should have ended 19 years ago with a different outcome, but our hubris and our own desire to make afghanistan and our willingness to negotiate got in the way of that victory, and it is a hard truth, but only in examining the...
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will send more troops to afghanistan. defends flip-flop in somber speech." >> we are prepared to help paul ryan rally votes for impeachment. that was not said by nancy pelosi or any other democrat. that was said by a high-level unnamed staffer at breitbart, the right-wing hate spewing website ran by steve bannon before he joined the trump campaign and now once again officially run by steve bannon now that he's been fired by the white house by president trump. everyone in the white house, of course, assumed bannon was running breitbart while he was working in the white house so it's not that big of a change. but the part that we're prepared to rally votes to impeach president trump, that is new. steve bannon also fought with jared kushner over the direction of the trump presidency and one bannon ally told "vanity fair," "he said jared is a dope." if he continues to find himself on losing arguments, will he really lead the impeachment from the right wing of the republican party? joining me is david jolly from florida and wi
will send more troops to afghanistan. defends flip-flop in somber speech." >> we are prepared to help paul ryan rally votes for impeachment. that was not said by nancy pelosi or any other democrat. that was said by a high-level unnamed staffer at breitbart, the right-wing hate spewing website ran by steve bannon before he joined the trump campaign and now once again officially run by steve bannon now that he's been fired by the white house by president trump. everyone in the white...
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right now, all eyes are on afghanistan. the taliban is working to install its new government as evacuations are still underway at kabul's international airport. can you see hundreds of afghan civilians outside the airport desperate to flee, fearful of this nation now under taliban rule. just this afternoon, national security adviser jake sullivan said that it would have taken a significant troop presence to stop that takeover from happening, defending the administration's decision to withdraw. >> the images from the past couple of days at the airport have been heartbreaking. but president biden had to think about the human cost of the alternative path as well which was to stay in the middle of the civil conflict in afghanistan. >> meanwhile, in a press conference, taliban officials said u.s. forces will not be harmed on afghan soil adding that women will be allowed to work and even study. now those statements understandably are met with a lot of skepticism from americans and afghans alike. in a few minutes we'll hear from a
right now, all eyes are on afghanistan. the taliban is working to install its new government as evacuations are still underway at kabul's international airport. can you see hundreds of afghan civilians outside the airport desperate to flee, fearful of this nation now under taliban rule. just this afternoon, national security adviser jake sullivan said that it would have taken a significant troop presence to stop that takeover from happening, defending the administration's decision to withdraw....
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a frantic and historic day in afghanistan. the imminent fall of kabul with taliban fighters now inside the capital city. the day began with gunshots. the taliban announcing their arrival within city limits. here's a part from stewart ramsey at that very moment. >> i hear a lot of shouting coming down the road behind me. in fact, it is -- i think it's a procession of the taliban. yes, it is. there's the white flag. and they're coming down the street just next to us. they're led by a white flag, and they're chanting as they go down. i don't think from our position, we can't show you that. we're about two or three stories, four stories up. but there they are, right here. hopefully they keep going past this hotel. >> a spokesman for the taliban told nbc news they ordered fighters to enter kabul to prevent looting since police appear to have abandoned their positions. there's been steady helicopter traffic all day over the u.s. embassy with evacuations taking an urgent turn when the taliban surrounded the city. smoke is rising as o
a frantic and historic day in afghanistan. the imminent fall of kabul with taliban fighters now inside the capital city. the day began with gunshots. the taliban announcing their arrival within city limits. here's a part from stewart ramsey at that very moment. >> i hear a lot of shouting coming down the road behind me. in fact, it is -- i think it's a procession of the taliban. yes, it is. there's the white flag. and they're coming down the street just next to us. they're led by a white...
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it's time to end the war in afghanistan. as we close 20 years of war and strife and pain and sacrifice, it's time to look to the future, not the past. to a future that's safer, to a future that's more secure, to a future that honors those who served and all those who gave what president lincoln called their last full measure of devotion. i give my word with all of my heart, i believe this is the right decision, the wise decision, and the best decision for america. thank you. thank you, and may god bless you all and may god protect our troops. >>> all right. there you have it. we've been listening to president biden give remarks from the white house on the end of the u.s. war in afghanistan, a 20-year war the president says is now behind us. i think these are by far the most comprehensive remarks we've heard from the president yet, defending his decision to end this war, defending how it was done, laying out in stark terms the cost of the war, everything from the $300 million per day spent by the united states to there at the
it's time to end the war in afghanistan. as we close 20 years of war and strife and pain and sacrifice, it's time to look to the future, not the past. to a future that's safer, to a future that's more secure, to a future that honors those who served and all those who gave what president lincoln called their last full measure of devotion. i give my word with all of my heart, i believe this is the right decision, the wise decision, and the best decision for america. thank you. thank you, and may...
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not afghanistan. that's probably where we should have gone. >> i think you have to stay in afghanistan far while because you're right next to pakistan which has nuclear weapons. nuclear weapons changes the game. my original instinct was to pull out, and historically, i like following my i thinstincts. >> last night's decision to stay in afghanistan was consistent with son-in-law of the things donald trump said on the campaign trail. mika has the morning off. but with us the associated editor of commentary magazine, noah rothman. we have a cornucopia of people today. >> we're getting the podcast together. >> and they're going to sing a duet. also with us former white house press secretary to president obama josh earnest, white house reporter for the a.p. jonathan lamire, mark hall paren, david ignatius and let's bring in columnist for the new york times brett stevens and foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchel. now that we've done the line up, we have three minutes to continue this. each of you ha
not afghanistan. that's probably where we should have gone. >> i think you have to stay in afghanistan far while because you're right next to pakistan which has nuclear weapons. nuclear weapons changes the game. my original instinct was to pull out, and historically, i like following my i thinstincts. >> last night's decision to stay in afghanistan was consistent with son-in-law of the things donald trump said on the campaign trail. mika has the morning off. but with us the...
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this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counter terrorism in afghanistan, getting the terrorists and stopping attacks morph into a counter insurgency, nation building, trying to create a democratic cohesive and united afghanistan, something that has never been done over many centuries of afghan's history. we have been a nation too long at war. if you're 20 years old today, you have never known an america at peace, so when i hear that we could have, should have continued the so-called low grade effort in afghanistan, at low risk to our service members, at low cost, i don't think enough people understand how much we have asked of the 1% of this country who put that uniform on, who were willing to put their lives on the line in defense of our nation. there's nothing low grade or low risk or low cost about any war. it's time to end the war in afghanistan. i give you my word, with all of my heart, i believe this is the right deci
this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counter terrorism in afghanistan, getting the terrorists and stopping attacks morph into a counter insurgency, nation building, trying to create a democratic cohesive and united afghanistan, something that has never been done over many centuries of afghan's history. we have been a nation too long at war. if you're 20 years old today,...
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troops from afghanistan. and it is going to be a place that looked very much like it did 20 years ago. the taliban will be in full control of the country. most of the social reforms in that country will be rolled back. and it's going to have a very archaic system of governance there, a very strict muslim country, muslim government in that country. and quite frankly, this had been building up. been to afghanistan many n times. without the u.s. support, without nato's support there, you could see this day coming. the afghan troops were simply not well enough equipped to deal with the taliban on their own. they didn't have that battlefield experience. they weren't motivated like the taliban. they weren't organized like the taliban. and now that all the foreign troops are leaving that country, it seemed pretty obvious that the taliban would take that place over without much of a fight. and that's what's happened. the question is, is how quickly will that happen, just in the 72 hours n the next three days, will we
troops from afghanistan. and it is going to be a place that looked very much like it did 20 years ago. the taliban will be in full control of the country. most of the social reforms in that country will be rolled back. and it's going to have a very archaic system of governance there, a very strict muslim country, muslim government in that country. and quite frankly, this had been building up. been to afghanistan many n times. without the u.s. support, without nato's support there, you could see...
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the president in afghanistan. live speech tonight. 7:30 eastern time, prime time coverage this evening and chris matthews with you right now. >>> obama is the front. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. leading off tonight, the president in afghanistan. the news broke just before 3:00 eastern time. president obama had landed in afghanistan to sign an agreement on winding down the war. the fact that mr. obama's trip to kabul landed on the one-year anniversary of the bin laden raid is lost on no one, least of all republicans like mitt romney who had, until today, been accusing the president of exploiting the anniversary. at 7:30 eastern time this evening, president obama will address the country, our country, on the future of u.s. involvement in afghanistan. lost over all the fuss of who should get credit for the bin laden raid. why aren't people talking about this? we expect president obama to talk to you and the troops in afghanistan. we'll bring you that live. >>> we will have an edition of "hardball" tonight
the president in afghanistan. live speech tonight. 7:30 eastern time, prime time coverage this evening and chris matthews with you right now. >>> obama is the front. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. leading off tonight, the president in afghanistan. the news broke just before 3:00 eastern time. president obama had landed in afghanistan to sign an agreement on winding down the war. the fact that mr. obama's trip to kabul landed on the one-year anniversary of...
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military air lift out of afghanistan until the very end. the department of defense has the continued responsibility to support the state department in the ongoing movement of evacuees through our intermediate staging basis all of the way to the united states in the coming days and weeks. on that topic here is a week update on the military installations in our safe havens and staging bases that are helping transition all of these flights. locations including an airbase that steadily receive process and transfer to passengers in europe and in the united states. today they will receive about 19 flights and proximately 5,000 passengers in germany, italy, and spain. in turn, six flights will transport about 3300 people from europe to the united states. i cannot say enough about how important the contribution of our allies and our partners have been in this massive global operation. additionally they are moving stateside and they are moving throughout northcom. the commander general will provide a more focused briefing on this extensive effort in
military air lift out of afghanistan until the very end. the department of defense has the continued responsibility to support the state department in the ongoing movement of evacuees through our intermediate staging basis all of the way to the united states in the coming days and weeks. on that topic here is a week update on the military installations in our safe havens and staging bases that are helping transition all of these flights. locations including an airbase that steadily receive...
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afghanistan is an organization not indigenous to afghanistan. it came with some extremely radical terrorists. the taliban does not want a rival organization that could bring international condemnation, drone strikes, that could bring complications as they're now trying to move forward and set up their islamic emirate. they will be hunting them down. if they're able to do that, i think they probably can. they're very effective and massive numbers in kabul. they have good intelligence about the city, they have been operating in it for a long time. a bigger problem is the number of foreign fighters coming in. they're seeing the americaning leaving now under fire, and they want to be part of it and this was happening over the last several months where extremists have been coming in because they want to witness the final departure of the americans. and while the taliban say they don't want to accept foreign fighters, they don't want isis, they don't want isis stealing create for their war, will they will be able to recognize these people? is a taliba
afghanistan is an organization not indigenous to afghanistan. it came with some extremely radical terrorists. the taliban does not want a rival organization that could bring international condemnation, drone strikes, that could bring complications as they're now trying to move forward and set up their islamic emirate. they will be hunting them down. if they're able to do that, i think they probably can. they're very effective and massive numbers in kabul. they have good intelligence about the...
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ambassador to afghanistan under george w. bush. ambassador newman, appreciate you taking a few minutes with me. so we don't have a diplomatic mission in country but we have one sort of working on things out of country. reminds me, recently you could argue robert ford when he was ambassador to syria was sort of, that was kind of how we dealt with syria, outside the country. how does this work and how long can you really have a mission that isn't in the actual country? >> well, you can have it almost indefinitely. we had no relations with china for what, 20 or 30 years after world war ii. that's a pretty big country. how will it work? there are two different models here. one is when you still have relations with the country, you're just not resident in the country. the other is when, there are three models, when the relationship is completely broken and you don't even deal with them. and the third is when you don't have formal relations but you have another country that acts, protecting power. and in that case sometimes you may have
ambassador to afghanistan under george w. bush. ambassador newman, appreciate you taking a few minutes with me. so we don't have a diplomatic mission in country but we have one sort of working on things out of country. reminds me, recently you could argue robert ford when he was ambassador to syria was sort of, that was kind of how we dealt with syria, outside the country. how does this work and how long can you really have a mission that isn't in the actual country? >> well, you can have...
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to put it bluntly, what happens in afghanistan stays in afghanistan, so there's no spillover effect in pakistan or other countries in the region that can come back and harm us. >> david, what can they do? what other options are there that make any sense, that are politically viable and that make sense in the region? >> i think at the end of the day, the problem was this president did not want to be the president who pulled out, who gave up on afghanistan, he walked away, he certainly was urged by the generals to stay committed, the haunting memory of the u.s. departure from iraq followed by the rise of isis is a basis of this decision. here's what i see, there are two nuts that we have never been able to crack in this afghanistan commitment, there are tens of hundreds of thousands of troops, and pakistan has continued to be of supply and support for killing americans in afghanistan and pakistan. i see no evidence that that's going to change. the second is the corruption of pakistan, pakistan is just a fragile state, we pour money into it and it just gets more corrupt. this is something
to put it bluntly, what happens in afghanistan stays in afghanistan, so there's no spillover effect in pakistan or other countries in the region that can come back and harm us. >> david, what can they do? what other options are there that make any sense, that are politically viable and that make sense in the region? >> i think at the end of the day, the problem was this president did not want to be the president who pulled out, who gave up on afghanistan, he walked away, he...
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to get out of afghanistan. he put a lengthy statement where he said at the end, i was the fourth president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan. to republicans, to democrats. i would not and will not pass this war on to a fifth. an administration officials have defended this position in the pass, saying that there is not an american national security interest in remaining in afghanistan. that it is not the place of the u.s. military to address a humanitarian crisis or a civil war. that the place for the u.s. right now is in a diplomatic mission. trying to work those diplomatic channels as much of a long shot as they seem to be at this point, and providing humanitarian aid and assistance to the afghan people. putting pressure on the taliban, the afghan government, from the international community. but not in the military operation. and they have said that the public supports pulling troops out of afghanistan. that this is something that the american people want. well that may have been true an
to get out of afghanistan. he put a lengthy statement where he said at the end, i was the fourth president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan. to republicans, to democrats. i would not and will not pass this war on to a fifth. an administration officials have defended this position in the pass, saying that there is not an american national security interest in remaining in afghanistan. that it is not the place of the u.s. military to address a humanitarian crisis or a civil...
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that has not taken place in afghanistan. because in enafghanistan, the ghani government really never maintained control over very much beyond the capital city, and he never had the popular support that at least has provisionally been afforded to the iraqi leaders finally, after many many years, and many losses. this has beenye a nato operatio from the beginning. it was the one and only time you will remember that nato ever invoked article v, which is that an attack on one country is an attack on all. that was after 9/11, on our paragraph. one of our supreme allied commanders of nato was in chargi of that nato operation and has been a source wisdom for us on how all of this has transpired. but afghanistan is not iraq. not geographically. you know, it doesn't even have the potential that iraq has to become a functioning society. and i think the building of civil society was something that most people would defend because what we inherited from the taliban inom 2001 was a society where women were being decapitated for doing som
that has not taken place in afghanistan. because in enafghanistan, the ghani government really never maintained control over very much beyond the capital city, and he never had the popular support that at least has provisionally been afforded to the iraqi leaders finally, after many many years, and many losses. this has beenye a nato operatio from the beginning. it was the one and only time you will remember that nato ever invoked article v, which is that an attack on one country is an attack...
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about the war in afghanistan. there's not much discussion about forever wars in this country in the way there is in the u.s. but the uk has suffered fewer casualties than the u.s. has. it has spent less blood, less treasure. but still it is something that is being very closely followed here in the uk, especially as british forces remain on the ground. garrett? >> geoff, i keep thinking this attack is a pretty good example of being pre of the united states, you don't get to choose which crises you're forced to deal with. the president's critics, some in his own party, would say he has choech this outcome, this kind of evacuation, this kind of ending in afghanistan. the prime minister of israel is set to visit today, major foreign leader visit. now the president most certainly will be dealing with this in some way. talk about how the white house is continuing to juggle this massive foreign effort here in afghanistan, this massive air lift with, oh, by the way, really big and important week on their domestic front in
about the war in afghanistan. there's not much discussion about forever wars in this country in the way there is in the u.s. but the uk has suffered fewer casualties than the u.s. has. it has spent less blood, less treasure. but still it is something that is being very closely followed here in the uk, especially as british forces remain on the ground. garrett? >> geoff, i keep thinking this attack is a pretty good example of being pre of the united states, you don't get to choose which...
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forces in afghanistan. nbc's peter alexander. >> we're hearing from senior officials in the last few minutes. let's run down exactly what the numbers are. we expect to hear from the president today. the combat mission will end at the end of this year. there will be main about 9800 u.s. forces in afghanistan. at the end of the next year, 2015, it will be roughly half of that number. by the end of 2006, roughly the end of the president's presidency, it will be down to roughly embassy personnel and those to staff a security office. they said in the last five minutes or so to use their language that this is a moment of momentum in afghanistan where they say the afghan security forces have been stepping forward as have the afghan people, specifically referring to the successful election there a week ago, and a runoff that will take place in on june 14th. all of this requires that the bsa, the bilateral security agreement is signs, and the two candidates in that run off are believed likely to sign it. the preside
forces in afghanistan. nbc's peter alexander. >> we're hearing from senior officials in the last few minutes. let's run down exactly what the numbers are. we expect to hear from the president today. the combat mission will end at the end of this year. there will be main about 9800 u.s. forces in afghanistan. at the end of the next year, 2015, it will be roughly half of that number. by the end of 2006, roughly the end of the president's presidency, it will be down to roughly embassy...
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that we could have stayed in afghanistan, that we could have perhaps one in afghanistan. politician the far left have not declare the war lost. this in's and extra meade important debate to happen, to shape the future of american foreign policy. joe cirincione, david rothkopf thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back with tonight's last word, which includes the poem quoted by general mackenzie today. mackenzie today. ♪ music playing. ♪ there's an america we build ♪ ♪ and one we explore one that's been paved and one that's forever wild but freedom means you don't have to choose just one adventure ♪ ♪ you get both. introducing the all-new 3-row jeep grand cherokee l jeep. there's only one. as someone who resembles someone else... i appreciate that liberty mutualnd cherokee l knows everyone's unique. that's why they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. oh, yeah. that's the spot. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ this isn't just a walk up the stairs.
that we could have stayed in afghanistan, that we could have perhaps one in afghanistan. politician the far left have not declare the war lost. this in's and extra meade important debate to happen, to shape the future of american foreign policy. joe cirincione, david rothkopf thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back with tonight's last word, which includes the poem quoted by general mackenzie today. mackenzie today. ♪ music...
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soldier leaving afghanistan. also on that plane, the other man left as the last man beside him was ross wilson, the top u.s. diplomat in kabul. tonight secretary of state antony blinken gave extended remarks on the end of the military mission in afghanistan and the start of what he called the new diplomatic mission in that country, including efforts to continue to get more people out of that country, even without kabul airport as a bridgehead for doing so. one of the first concrete signs of the end of the mission today was an faa notice to airmen, which is a notice to pilots worldwide, and it was blunt as all get-out in case it was not clear before. quote, effective immediately hamid karzai international airport is uncontrolled. no air traffic control or airport services are available. aircraft operating into, out of or through kabul should use extreme caution. the taliban now controls the airport. over the past 17 days, the u.s. airlift brought more than 122,000 people out of afghanistan through that single runw
soldier leaving afghanistan. also on that plane, the other man left as the last man beside him was ross wilson, the top u.s. diplomat in kabul. tonight secretary of state antony blinken gave extended remarks on the end of the military mission in afghanistan and the start of what he called the new diplomatic mission in that country, including efforts to continue to get more people out of that country, even without kabul airport as a bridgehead for doing so. one of the first concrete signs of the...
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forces and allied forces in afghanistan. when i announced the drawdown in april, i said that we would be out by september. and we are on track to meet that target. excuse me. our military mission in afghanistan is going to conclude on august 31st, and the drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way, prioritizing the safety of the troops as they depart. our military commanders advise me that once i made the decision to end the war, we needed to move swiftly to conduct the main elements of the drawdown. in this context, speed is safety. than tox way in which we have managed the withdraw, no one, no one u.s. forces or any forces have been lost. conducting our drawdown differently would have certainly come with increased risk of safety to our personnel. to me, those risks were unacceptable, and there was never any doubt that the military perform this task efficiently and with the highest level of professionalism. that is what they do. and the same is true of the nato allies and partners that we are supporting and supporti
forces and allied forces in afghanistan. when i announced the drawdown in april, i said that we would be out by september. and we are on track to meet that target. excuse me. our military mission in afghanistan is going to conclude on august 31st, and the drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way, prioritizing the safety of the troops as they depart. our military commanders advise me that once i made the decision to end the war, we needed to move swiftly to conduct the main elements of...
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you know, afghanistan has a deputy of defense. this will be reversed the more the taliban is able to gain control of this country. not only that, this is going to be so dire for afghan who's are forced to leave the country. already this year about 205,000 afghans have been displaced. 50,000 in recent days. and many of them are going to flee for iran, pakistan, europe. there are already three million registered afghan refugees worldwide. that is one in ten of all refugees. this is situation is only going to get worse. i think the world will look to the united states to help out to be able to fund the u.n. refugee agency and to be able to ask other countries including those in central asia to try to house them, try to help them, to repatriate them. >> this will raise questions in the middle of a global pandemic. thank you for joining us this hour. greatly appreciate it. >>> up next, new developments in the assassination of haiti's president. four suspects dead. a manhunt underway. esident. four suspects dead a manhunt underway 's co
you know, afghanistan has a deputy of defense. this will be reversed the more the taliban is able to gain control of this country. not only that, this is going to be so dire for afghan who's are forced to leave the country. already this year about 205,000 afghans have been displaced. 50,000 in recent days. and many of them are going to flee for iran, pakistan, europe. there are already three million registered afghan refugees worldwide. that is one in ten of all refugees. this is situation is...
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tough leave afghanistan. you have to get a visa either in turkey, pakistan, one of the neighboring countries. in and of itself that is incredibly difficult. if you want to -- and expensive. if you want to try to speak across the border. at least seven of the border control crossings are controlled by the taliban. the options for getting out are very, very slim. people are incredibly worried. they're terrified. they're thinking that this is -- it's only a matter of time before kabul falls to the taliban and they're once again setback 20 years. but again, the options for getting out are limbed. unless you have resources, and big resources -- we're talking tens of thousands of dollars -- or you have some link to another country you're really kind of stuck here. as to the point about the government, it's very strange. we've heard very little from the government. we've heard nothing from the seven days or so that we have been here about any sort of grand strategy or plan. there's been very little of presence of gh
tough leave afghanistan. you have to get a visa either in turkey, pakistan, one of the neighboring countries. in and of itself that is incredibly difficult. if you want to -- and expensive. if you want to try to speak across the border. at least seven of the border control crossings are controlled by the taliban. the options for getting out are very, very slim. people are incredibly worried. they're terrified. they're thinking that this is -- it's only a matter of time before kabul falls to the...
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this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counter-terrorism in afghanistan, getting the terrorists and stopping attacks, morph into a counter-insurgency, nation-building, trying to create a democratic, cohesive, and united afghanistan, something that has never been done over many centuries of afghans' history. moving on from that mind-set, in those kind of large-scale troop deployments will make us stronger and more effective and safer at home. and for anyone who gets the wrong idea, let me say clearly to those who wish america harm, to those that engage in terrorism against us or our allies, know this. the united states will never rest. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down to the ends of the earth, and you will pay the ultimate price. to those asking for a third decade of war in afghanistan, i ask, what is the vital national interest? in my view, we only have one. to make sure afghanistan can never b
this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counter-terrorism in afghanistan, getting the terrorists and stopping attacks, morph into a counter-insurgency, nation-building, trying to create a democratic, cohesive, and united afghanistan, something that has never been done over many centuries of afghans' history. moving on from that mind-set, in those kind of large-scale troop...
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i do want to start with afghanistan. your colleague tweeted, we have a moral obligation to the afghan people, the u.s. role in this crisis is indisputable. we must waste no time or expense and helping refugees safely and swiftly leave afghanistan. we must immediately welcome them to the u.s., and provide real support as they rebuild their lives. do you agree with your colleague from new york? should six iffy funding now pass and be part of the budget bill? >> certainly something we need to look at, i agree we have to get the situation in afghanistan under control. first up of course is to make sure the airspace is been secured, so flights in and come out. that appears to have been done. the second step would be to get control of the airport. that appears to be a work in progress. but it is something that the administration is clearly committed to doing. and step three will be to make sure that we can secure safe passage, from kabul, and other parts of afghanistan, to the airport. that are now controlled by the taliban. i
i do want to start with afghanistan. your colleague tweeted, we have a moral obligation to the afghan people, the u.s. role in this crisis is indisputable. we must waste no time or expense and helping refugees safely and swiftly leave afghanistan. we must immediately welcome them to the u.s., and provide real support as they rebuild their lives. do you agree with your colleague from new york? should six iffy funding now pass and be part of the budget bill? >> certainly something we need...
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troops alongside 41,000 nato troops in afghanistan. ten years later, when ambassador calisade signed the agreement on 29, february, 2020, the united states had 12,600 u.s. troops with 8,000 nato and 10,500 contractors. this has been a ten-year multi-administration drawdown. not a 19-month or 19-day ne-yo. under the doha agreement, the u.s. would begin to withdraw its forces, contingent upon the taliban meeting certain conditions, which would lead to a political agreement between the taliban and the government of afghanistan. there were seven conditions applicable to the taliban and eight conditions applicable to the united states. while the taliban did not attack u.s. forces, which was one of the conditions, it failed to fully honor any, any other condition under the doha agreement. and perhaps most importantly, for u.s. national security, the taliban has never renounced al qaeda or broke its affiliation with them. we, the united states, adhered to every condition. in the fall of 2020, my analysis was that an accelerated withdrawal, wi
troops alongside 41,000 nato troops in afghanistan. ten years later, when ambassador calisade signed the agreement on 29, february, 2020, the united states had 12,600 u.s. troops with 8,000 nato and 10,500 contractors. this has been a ten-year multi-administration drawdown. not a 19-month or 19-day ne-yo. under the doha agreement, the u.s. would begin to withdraw its forces, contingent upon the taliban meeting certain conditions, which would lead to a political agreement between the taliban and...